| − | The New Age movement is a name given to a large collection of differing beliefs and practices, which all share a theme of promised spiritual growth and personal development. Practices seldom include Christ and often include [[astrology]], [[reincarnation]], [[tarot card]] reading, [[crystal ball]] gazing, [[acupuncture]], [[meditation]], [[Eastern mysticism]], and many others. An early influence on the growth of the New Age movement was the founding of the [[Theosophical Society]] by [[Madame Blavatsky]] in 1875, but it really took off in the 1960s, when its followers looked forward to the dawning of the [[Age of Aquarius]]. | + | The '''New Age''' movement is a name given to a large collection of differing beliefs and practices, which all share a theme of promised [[spiritual]] growth and personal development. Practices seldom include [[Christ]] and often include [[astrology]], [[reincarnation]], [[tarot card]] reading, [[crystal ball]] gazing, [[acupuncture]], [[meditation]], [[Eastern mysticism]], and many others. An early influence on the growth of the New Age movement was the founding of the [[Theosophical Society]] by [[Madame Blavatsky]] in 1875, but it really took off in the 1960s, when its followers looked forward to the dawning of the [[Age of Aquarius]]. |